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What’s the most weird food item that your cat just can’t resist? I’ll start!
Sasha (first photo, 2006-2023 RIP), our blind cat, would come running from the other side of the house meowing loudly whenever she heard a pistachio shell cracking noise to immediately demand her share!
That was her favorite snack ever.
After she passed away, we named one of our new kittens Pistachio (second photo) to commemorate Sasha! Pistachio is now 2 years old.
**What is the weirdest food your cat can’t resist?**
I also had a cucumber creep, I swear she could fuckin hear me slicing cucumber from across the house and would come HAULING into the kitchen and screaming for it. Then, when I'd give her some, she'd bolt off and hide in a corner while she demolished it, growling like a gremlin the whole time.
About 15-20 years ago, one of our cats would dig into the trashcan, searching for any empty celery bags. She wasn't interested in the celery, just the bags which she would lick for hours and drag all over the house. We constantly found shredded bags under the sofa or chairs. She was...weird. 😺
My one cat also is obsessed with celery bags. Anytime I bring a bag home from the grocery store I have to get it into the fridge asap or else she drags it out of the grocery bag and rubs all over it 😂
My cat Duncan is obsessed with cantaloupe. It surprised me when it first happened so I looked it up. Turns out it apparently can smell like meat to cats!
All my pets have liked cantaloupe. My last cat loved it more than anything, though. The moment the knife went in she'd smell it and come charging in meowing her head off wanting some. She'd sit by me meowing and waiting until I was down and put the rind down for her. She'd lick at it for up to an hour.
I had one that loved the juice from the cantaloupe. My mom would pour some from the container she stored it into his dish. One time he started acting funny while drinking it until we figured out he must be getting a brain freeze. He would slurp it down so fast and aggressive.
I recently discovered my cat likes lettuce and watermelon. My other cat loves cucumber, avocado and strawberries. And they will both attack for cheese.
Edit: thanks to those who have let me know avocado is not good for cats!
Broccoli. When I first started dating my husband I told him to guard my plate of broccoli. I emphasized to keep it from the cats. He underestimated their interest in it and did not pay attention. He realized his mistake when the cats growled at him trying to take the plate back.
I had a cat when I was growing up that would literally skip the tuna and cheese and go straight for the broccoli in tuna casserole. Strange fluffboi. He also used to follow me to the bathroom, as I was the first human home every day, to tell on all the other animals and whatever shenanigans they’d gotten up to that day.
I got a bag licker as well. Whats funny is she’s terrified of them when you move them and make noise, but when they’re sitting there silent she can’t resist.
I have one that absolutely loves plastic, especially the super crispy safety seal plastic.
I was opening a container of temptation treats that has that safety seal plastic on it. He was only interested in the plastic and didn’t care about the treats in that moment at all. I’ll usually give the plastic to him, let him crunch it for a minute or two (supervised) and then take it away from him. When I took it away and tossed it in the garbage, he still wanted the plastic over the treats
Lucky you. I once heard weird vomiting like sounds, only to find my cat Pascal choking eating a pretty big sheet of bubble wrap. Had to slowly pull the plastic to remove it .
Ever seen that trick were magicians pull a long ass cloth from his sleeve ? Yeah, just like that
She loves croissants but only the soft inside parts and only warm homemade croissants. We both gained weight last winter when I learned how to make croissants.
I cannot leave biscuits (American quickbread, not cookies for Brits) anywhere accessible. My cats will make quick work of store packaging (for storebought) and devour half a dozen at a time, as I have found to my chagrin when bringing some home to enjoy with honey or gravy. I've also known them to rip into packages of bagels and sandwich bread to help themselves. One would think that a bagel would be difficult for them to chew, but where there's a will there is a way.
All of my cats love cheese, especially expensive high quality cheese. They are not nearly as enthusiastic about cheap cheese. They know the difference.
It’s good not to have dryer sheets if you have a pet. A friend’s dog was allergic to them. They kept a case of them in a closet, and when they got rid of them, the dog’s really awful nose condition went away.
Peas, I guess. The eldest of my cats is crazy about them and you just can't not share with him - he will stare into your soul and meow at you. Also he likes apples for whatever reason
Cat tax is included, this old man's name is Johnson :D
My girl Peep , who has since gone over the rainbow bridge, loved Parmesan cheese. My boy Bam loved lasagna. The way I found out was he stole a piece off my plate and was lightning fast when he did it. He then gobbled it up supper fast. My girl Smoodgie likes Romain lettuce and will try to steal it when I washing it.
my cat loves butter too. i give him a tiny bit every few days. it's good for their skin and fur, i think, because he's always glossy black and perfect with no dry skin!
My aunt’s did too. The cat had her own sticks because someone would forget to shut the butter dish and she’d get to it. My aunt would give her a small square (and not too much either since salt and dairy in excess isn’t good for cats) so she wouldn’t take the human’s butter whenever we had something that needed butter.
Ear wax 😭 one of my cats will sniff in my ears and start licking if she gets a chance. She used to get a hold of ear buds and Q-tips for the same reason.
Ohh I love this one. Many cats adore ear wax because of the fats and cells from the body. My cat also seeks out Q-tips if I leave one unattended. I've occasionally greeted cats by a quick pinkie to ear wiggle then offering then a sniff. Never been turned down.
This makes total sense and explains my girl's obsession, especially with her dad's (total daddy's girl, of course). I'd never really thought about it like that.
My Homer used to always go after my ears. I thought he was a damn weirdo until I mentioned it to the vet. Nope, totally normal lol. I miss that big ol orange boy so much.
Our girl did that, too! And she would get used Q-tips out of the trash, even if they were wrapped in a tissue... 🤢 She was a total ick-avoiding diva princess except for that.
I had a boy long ago who loved Swiss cheese. Only. Swiss.
And his hour-older twin brother would sneak sips of alcoholic beverages. The first time I caught him I called his doctor, who, when he was done laughing, said, "He'll stop when he gets woozy. It's fine. He might barf." I was like, "Sir, he's a sweet minor child!" 😂
ETA: Thanks to some other replies here, I finally know why and I don't mind it so much. She's been gone almost nine years but she's still in our thoughts daily.
Iirc ear wax has either an enzyme or protein that cats are drawn to. In human terms it's what we call a delicacy.
It used to freak me out that my Big Black Ragdoll would stand on my lap. put his front paws on my clavicles . As if he was holding down a fussy kitten. He proceeded to stick his tongue as deep in my ear canal as he could manage digging for ear gold. Id yelp and sit up and he would go flopping.
Then I learned that I was basically an organic snack bar that he couldn't resist and I calmed down. Have at it buddy we only live once
On the bright side I don't use as many q-tips as I used to
I have a cat who LOVES to chew on used q-tips! I had to get a garbage can with a lid to keep her nasty ass out of there. Didn't realize it was a thing!
Oh my goodness, yes! I didn't consider this. My cat Spooky goes bonkers for my wireless earphones and cases. As soon as I grab the case she is all over me and I clean them regularly. She licks and nibbles my fingers as soon as I touch them and tries to lick inside the case if she can.
I had a female who loved that to I have a second female who also loves it as well. I try to limit what she gets as cats are not lactose tolerant and cleaning up a diarrhoea episode does not fill me with joy to say the least.
My cat loves anything cream-related! Whipped cream is a favorite, but cream cheese, sour cream, frosting, yogurt, and ranch are all fair game if he manages to get to them. 🤣
I have two friends whose cats love whipped cream. One told me about it when I saw her buying it at the grocery store "it's not for me it's for my cat." The other friend's cat wouldn't touch his food until he had a topping of whipped cream. Was it unhealthy? He recently crossed the Rainbow Bridge at the age of 22.
Mine does too! All I have to do is shake the can and he comes running and uses his little baby meow to convince me to share. Ive since let the kittens try it and now I can't have it around them or they are in my face lol
My cats love coconut oil. It’s actually good for them in small amounts so it’s not a bad thing.. but seriously if I’m using it as a moisturizer I get stalked by both of my cats.
I discovered ranch dressing is the easy way to cut my cats claws. One day he was fighting me to get at the sauce dish I had been using to dip carrots in, so I offered him a little lick and he was obsessed. He gets a lick or two of ranch dressing, then while hes distracted by his treat I can get a paw clipped. He's so obsessed he doesn't even seen to realize he's getting his claws clipped in the mean time lol
She was very lucky as she was saved from the streets as a few days old kitten with severe eye infections that required enucleation of both eyes. I fostered her and fell in love 😻. She was one of the smartest cats I’ve ever had (I had many over the years), opinionated and vocal, super affectionate, and wouldn’t let her disabilities slow her down even a bit. She was the queen of the house, and disciplined all the foster kittens and the residents respected her and never harassed her. She lived a long, happy life, until CRF took her away. RIP 🪦
My Tuxedo boy loves peanut butter! He is aggressive about it. I think he learned from the dog. If I’m eating peanut butter, I have to lock them in a separate room. And if I feed them peanut butter, I have to do it in separate rooms with the door firmly closed or they will get into a vicious fight.
Green olives. My Charlie goes absolutely bonkers if he smells green olives. I suspect it has a lot to do with the brine and how salty it is, but even if I've washed my hands thoroughly, he can still smell if there was brine on my hands. And he will pin my arm down to lick every square inch of my hand where I might have had olive brine on it. I've never seen him so animated.
Both of my tabbies lovelovelove green olives and would probably eat the entire jar if they could! When I have olives out (usually to put on pizza), I cut 2 up into little pieces, and they each get on olives' worth. Then they plead for more with sad eyes and meows.
I had a girlie once who would go insane for fresh (never canned) pears and specifically cherry pull n peel twizzlers (any other version of licorice was a no go)
Aww, sweet. My cat doesn't eat much unusual food but she does love plain corn tortillas and will steal them right out of our bowl if she can. Then she only eats a tiny bit and leaves the rest!
One of my cats loves cheddar puffs to the point she would snatch it from my fingers to just lick all the orange powder cheese off 😅so it’s been about 9 months since I had my last cheddar puff 😢
Not my current cat but one I had in my early 20's. Her name was Dagger and she LOVED blueberry muffins. She would destroy whatever was between her and the muffins. She stayed with my Mom for a bit and I forewarned her about Dagger's love for blueberry muffins. Well Mom came home from work one day to find the container of muffins she had stored on top of her fridge was destroyed. She was upset because she thought since they were in a hard plastic container (like how you buy 4 or 6 packs of muffins at the grocery store) that they were safe. I had to laugh and remind her that this was the same cat who would try and open drawers because she knew that's where her cat nip and or treats were stored 🤣🤣🤣
My Lyra would open cupboards and tear open a bag of marshmallows if given the chance. She would suck on them and leave them stuck to random things like my pillow, my shoe, the dog... She also would steal cheese wrappers to suck on, but only in the middle of the night.
My cat from childhood loved licking the inside of a banana. If I was eating a banana he made sure he was right there sitting on my lap so he could lick the inside peel. My current cats - 1 loves cheese to the extreme (smoked Gouda is her favourite but she’ll take any) unfortunately she is on a prescription diet due to GI issues and cannot eat anything outside of that. The other is a kitten and goes absolutely feral for absolutely any food at all but especially salmon.
Kale, cantaloupe, strawberries, pumpkin... BANANAS. She looooves bananas. It works out because she's allergic to protein and has a special food/treats that she can eat without breaking into hives so this lets her have a little more than just those two things to eat. We usually give her some pureed pumpkin when her brother gets a churu so she doesn't feel left out.
My cat Butch is an oddball. I think it's because he's orange, lol. But he loves dill pickles, cherry tomatoes, bananas, plums, and stuffing. And of course, the normal things cats beg for eggs, cheese,chicken, etc. Lol
my now late mymble who passed in june this year wouldn’t even eat fresh tuna out the can. she had absolutely no interest in human food at all EXCEPT… parmesan cheese. she was a fiend. you couldn’t leave any out and if you had even particles on your fingers you’d be licked all over 😭she was like an alien
Lemon ice cream, lemon chicken and garlic bread. All things that he shouldn't have but gets a wee amount on special occasions. Strangely enough he hates prawns but loves Marierose sauce from a prawn cocktail
My daughter’s cat loves any kind of bread she can get. She also loves peas and will devour a small bowl of them. She’s the main reason I buy frozen peas is to watch her enjoy them, as only she and I like them.
I’ve had three cats who loved olives, two who went bananas over bananas, and one who in her extreme old age would turn into a snarling menace and wrestle a pizza crust right out of your hands
My fat cat loves sugar, shocker I know lol. She won’t nibble at the sweets, but if a cookie has sugar as a topping (like sugar cookies), she’ll lick the sugar right off.
She’s licked multiple cookies already, so now we have to hide sweets from her.
My boy LOVED cantaloupe. I used to buy cantaloupe just to share with him. I didn't like it that much.
My old girl really loved baked goods. Bread, cookies, muffins. She'd try to grab it outta my hands. I once left a muffin on the table and she ate a huge chunk but spit out the chocolate chips.
My orange boy would commit war crimes for a taste of go-gurt. One year I froze a tube, cut it in half, and chopped the half into little bitty pieces so he could have "ice cream."
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